A Specific Heart
You can’t stop a man like this from serving God’s people. He’s a “church-man” in every sense of the word. He’s got the people for “whom Christ died” in his heart.
Dave York
March 28, 2022
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Misapplied Truth
repeating. One of the major issues with the truths of God’s word, like authority and submission, is that it has been misapplied so often that it’s hard to believe the truth. But what I said Sunday was that a truth that is misapplied, does not mean the truth is an error. It means the application is in error. We must
Dave York
March 22, 2022
Strong Women
God has created our genders in such a way that they are to complement one another. And when each person is playing their role in their God-given gender, it honors and strengthens the other gender. It doesn’t take away from the other gender but enhances it.
Dave York
March 15, 2022
History and the Gospel
when the gospel is preached, believed, and submitted to, it does transformative work in people, nations, and cultures. I hope you noticed the brief tracing I did through history about this. We can get lied to by our media about how bad we have it. We can get lied to by our culture that we don’t have enough “love” or
Dave York
March 8, 2022
A Deep Bench
The servants at CLF humble me. So many gifts on display…givers, gifts of hospitality, mercy, compassion, teaching, discernment…the list could go on and on. But what makes the gifts function so well at CLF right now is the posture people have toward Christ and one another. This is something never to take for granted and something that only the Lord
Dave York
March 1, 2022
False Doctrine = Wrong Doctrine
I thought about this Sunday afternoon. One way to look at false doctrine is as wrong doctrine. It just teaches us the wrong way to be made right with God and one another. That might make it more clear when trying to explain it.
Dave York
February 22, 2022
Hard Work With Heaven’s Hope
Rightfully so, Christians get frustrated and disillusioned by conflict. And many will say, “this isn’t how it’s supposed to be” or “this isn’t right.” But few Christians are willing to apply what God has taught us in His word to deal with conflict. The reason why God gave us instructions on how to be peacemakers…is because there is going to
Dave York
February 15, 2022
Maturity and Conflict
I picked out two of the most common sins that create division in the church: gossip and slander. I could’ve done more, but those are sadly the most common sins. Scripture gives us clear guidance on handling such things, but it does take courage and God’s power to deal with something like this.
Dave York
February 8, 2022
The Best Lesson Learned
When I began to believe that God loved me more than I could ever imagine because of Jesus, I stopped living for others’ approval because I didn’t “need” it anymore. Rather, in Christ, I had all the love I could ever want/need, and I had a reservoir of love to give out. Further, when I began to believe that God
Dave York
February 1, 2022
Trust Over Time
The fact that there are two types of forgiveness listed in the Bible was new information for some of us. But when there is no confession of sin, there should not be spoken forgiveness to the sinner. Reasons for this are many, but we see this in the Bible. We are not granted forgiveness of our sins until we confess
Dave York
January 25, 2022
Plug Into the Gospel
Here’s the point: for Christians, we’re the only people in the universe who have the power of Christ at our disposal to pursue peace and reconciliation. Yet, most of the time, the issue is that we don’t plug into that power by humbly and obediently doing what Christ has commanded us and leaving the results in His hands. Instead, we
Dave York
January 18, 2022
Sin’s Effects and Christ’s Role
As we noticed Sunday, God came to us in the person of Jesus. His coming to us shows us how reconciliation works. The offended party goes, ready to forgive. In reality, Christ came to us to reconcile us to God and then empowered us to be reconciled to one another. We cannot be peacemakers, without the power of THE PEACEMAKER,
Dave York
January 10, 2022
Hard Conversations
These comments are reminders that this series is more like preventative medicine. Our church has enjoyed a wonderful season of unity, joy, and care. The Lord has been very kind to us. And this series is one of the ways that God’s word will protect us in the future.
Dave York
January 4, 2022
Christmas Weekend
and see how redemptive history plays out, leading up to Jesus’ coming. Personally, I was freshly affected by this series. I was reminded of great truths of God’s love for us in Christ, of the wonderful thought that we can experience the joy and peace that’s in the Godhead, and how Jesus really is the Genesis 3 Champion. It was
Dave York
December 28, 2021
Love God and Love Others
But there is a severe issue with this “love myself first” strategy. Namely, it is not the way that God created us. God created us to love God and love others, with the same type of “others-focus, sacrifice” that we find in the Godhead. So, the question is, what did Jesus mean by “love your neighbor as yourself”? Did He
Dave York
December 22, 2021
Joy and Happiness
One of the challenges for me in preaching on the theme of “Joy” is the amount of time that I’ve heard sermons on this subject attempt to define the difference between joy and happiness. Most of the time, this is done because of statements like “I don’t care what I believe, as long as I’m happy;” or “It doesn’t matter
Dave York
December 15, 2021
Jesus Is Our Peace
I’ve got to admit, these Advent sermons are growing on me:). I’ve really enjoyed the sermon prep, and I’ve been deeply affected by what I’m learning again. Thinking through big themes, like hope and peace, in the Bible has been a delight to my soul.
Dave York
December 7, 2021
Christmas Is Here
I must admit that I’ve always been a bit of a non-traditionalist when it comes to the church history calendar. I cannot explain it except for my youthful zeal. Honestly, I’ve watched churches and people observe traditions, without any connect to the gospel, heart-transformation, or life-adjustments and I just haven’t had any flavor for it. So, I’ve rejected some really
Dave York
November 30, 2021
Thoughts From The Retreat
From Thursday-Sunday of this past week, our elders (pastors) and our wives went to Sunriver for our annual Elder/Wives planning retreat. I thought I would take a few moments in this post to talk about why this is important and what we do while we’re there.
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November 23, 2021
Corinth, Pastors Conference, and Church Plants
During Bill’s sermon on Sunday, I was really encouraged by his introduction as he compared the division in the Church in Corinth, with the joy that we have experienced at CLF. But what I appreciated about the introduction, was the lesson in his sermon on the importance of humility.
Dave York
November 16, 2021
Musings From The Weekend
Here’s what I desire for CLF: I want us to be courageous to make decisions that we have prayed about, researched, and we believe are best for us and our families, without the fear of being criticized or falsely accused. Further, I want us to be a church that can have openness of dialogue on very hard issues, be able
Dave York
October 26, 2021
Verse 29 and More
In Sunday’s text, we ran into 1 Corinthians 15:29 that’s just really hard to translate. So, without giving you hundreds of different approaches/interpretations of this, let me just offer two of them that I think are the most plausible.
Dave York
October 19, 2021
Reflecting on COVID and Sunday Gatherings
The Church gathered on Sunday mornings is a cosmic event. It’s a moment in time when we gather together to say, “Jesus is King.” It’s a moment when in unison, we sing praises to the One true God.
Dave York
October 5, 2021
Posture in the Gospel
In both sermons I thought, “with the treasure that I have in Christ, why do I not read God’s word more and pray more often?” My prayer is that I will apply the things I’ve heard from these two wonderful men.
Dave York
September 14, 2021
After the Ballpark
Sunday was amazing. When we go to the baseball field, I get the unique privilege being in the 1st base dugout until it’s time to preach. The viewpoint from down there is awesome. I can hear the crowd singing, see the entirety of the group, and watch.
Dave York
August 31, 2021
Enough
I literally can allow situations to dominate my thinking, my time, and my headspace. (Anyone else?) And, because I’m naturally persuaded by my own arguments or ideas (which is pride), I have a tendency to not listen very well to another perspective. Or to put it in the above metaphor, when the Lord tries to pull the binoculars away from
Dave York
August 24, 2021
God’s Final Word
When we recognize that Jesus is God’s final revelation about His character and how to be right with Him, we can stop wrestling in our souls. Here’s what I mean: so often, we feel like we need to be in the “center” of God’s will. We need to have some clear, discernible, ‘word’ from God about our lives. And if
Dave York
July 21, 2021
The Wisdom of God
It’s crazy to think that the last time we were all together in 1 service was March 15, 2020. Our church has responded very well to the changes in the past year. Together, we have served each other, worked to make changes in our church services possible, and we have grown in grace and in number. Sunday was another
Dave York
June 29, 2021
Love the Gathering
One of the verses that I’ve kept at the forefront of my thinking has been Psalm 115:1, which says, “Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!” The Lord has been kind to give us wisdom, to help us resolve conflicts, add/subtract ministries, and
Dave York
June 22, 2021
All Things Done in Order
Well…we safely made it through 1 Corinthians 14! There was no food fight in the cafeteria and we came out the other side with no one hanging from the rafters or doing cartwheels down the aisles! Seriously, it has been a very good time for our church as we studied 1 Corinthians 11-14.
Dave York
June 15, 2021
The Gift of Tongues
One of the challenges with this particular gift is how much misapplication has happened with it and how much hurt has happened because of that.
Dave York
June 8, 2021
The Preeminence of Love
I think it’s very interesting how Paul put 1 Corinthians 13 right before his discussion about prophecy and tongues in chapter 14. Those two gifts, especially tongues, seemed to cause the most issue in Corinth. And…they’re still an issue today. That’s why we need the love chapter so desperately.
Dave York
May 18, 2021
True Christianity
One challenge with preaching on a familiar text, like 1 Corinthians 13, is that it’s…familiar. When a text is so widely known, the danger for me is to try to be cute or “original”. You know what I mean…try to do something no one else has done. Well, with true biblical preaching, that’s a very serious danger.
Dave York
May 11, 2021
One Body, Many Gifts
It’s an art to give honor correctly without flattery. Honor is about recognizing the work that God is doing in a person’s life and honoring them for obeying God or doing something well.
Dave York
May 4, 2021
One Spirit, Many Gifts
One of the things that I’ve been particularly burdened about as a pastor is to take the ‘weirdness’ out of spiritual gifts and if I can be frank here, take the ‘weirdness’ out of being a Christian. By that, I acknowledge that there will be times when being a Christian or God doing something miraculous will seem ‘weird’.
Dave York
April 26, 2021
He Is Not Here
Grace is more powerful than our sin. Grace is more forgiving than our consciences. And grace motivates us to change and inspires us to love Jesus more.
Dave York
April 7, 2021
Mutual Respect
We must admit that much of the confusion about gender and gender roles is not because God is not clear or that God has not spoken. It has to do with the Church misapplying or even in some cases, abusing the truth. This has created an overreaction in our world to these abuses or misapplication (not in every situation). The
CLF Webmaster
March 30, 2021
How to Not Divide Your Church over Christian Liberties
When the power of God goes to work in our lives after we believe in the gospel, God begins to open our spiritual eyes and appetite to a variety of things. One of the areas that happened to me was beginning to see that God has provided all things for us to “richly enjoy” (1 Timothy 6:17).
Dave York
March 16, 2021
Covenant Loyalty
In my years in the ministry, I have found that people like to put on fronts, like to protect their reputations, and are afraid of being exposed. I’ve said often, “everyone wants accountability until they get it.” It’s true. We’ll ask off-the-wall questions, make untrue accusations, and even remember things that never happened…all for the sake of the cover-up.
Dave York
March 3, 2021
Flee Idolatry
When you read this text, especially when you see that the Old Testament people were “overthrown in the wilderness” or “were destroyed by the Destroyer”, it creates some challenges for us. Were these people Christians? What happened to them? And what does this mean for us? Is it possible for us to be lost, be found, then be lost again?
Dave York
February 23, 2021
Prepare for Glory
It’s never easy to talk about suffering and trials. It’s much easier to speak about God’s promises, God’s grace, and the empowerment to overcome sin. But Scripture is full of suffering examples: Joseph, people of Israel, and most importantly, Jesus.
Dave York
February 9, 2021
The Church
There is so much to be said about the Church. I really wanted to help all of us see how the Church benefits to our souls. The combo of “drawing near to God” and “drawing near to one another” was challenging for us. Especially in the independent and isolated Northwest. My hope was that we would see how valuable and
Dave York
February 3, 2021
Take up Your Cross
I have really enjoyed this sermon series. In hearing from many of you, it seems this series has been needed and encouraging. My prayer is that it’s a good launching point for 2021. We are children of God…adopted by God’s grace; representing Jesus in this world; empowered to overcome sin and the grave; and we love Jesus more than our
Dave York
January 26, 2021
Dying Daily
For a long time in my Christian life, I found myself on the “tread mill”. Things seemed to always be a big deal or worse or better than they actually were; I didn’t find much traction; or I was up and down spiritually. It was frustrating, to be honest. Then I spent more time in Romans 5-8.
Dave York
January 19, 2021
Representatives
It is always amazing to me how the Lord providentially puts us in a text that fits perfectly with issues in our world. That was certainly true this past Sunday.
Dave York
January 12, 2021
God With Us
I love preaching at CLF. I love my “home field” and I am eager each week to see the “upturned faces” and m hope each week is to turn those faces to their Savior and King, who is the best Shepherd and pastor.
Dave York
December 21, 2020
A Child Is Born
It was a delight to step into our Christmas series this year. I really got a sense as we started planning for this series that it was needed.
Dave York
December 15, 2020
Free to Surrender
There are so many various directions that a text like 1 Corinthians 9:1-18 can take you, that’s it’s tough to stay on track. My hope from Sunday was to make sure that we noticed/remembered the context of 1 Corinthians 8 because it plays itself out in 1 Corinthians 9.
Dave York
December 1, 2020
Love & Liberty
A major principle: Love should win the day because Christ has won our hearts. Let that guide all of this.
Dave York
November 20, 2020
Purposeful Preparations
Learn how to prepare your family and home for a potential disaster.
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November 13, 2020
Remain Faithful
Doing an overview of 1 Corinthians 5-7 is a challenge due to the vast amount of information that is covered. When I went back and reviewed for this sermon, I was struck that I had preached 10 sermons in these 3 chapters. So…taking that information and reducing it into 1 sermon was a fun challenge.
Dave York
November 4, 2020
Present Distress
The texts from 1 Corinthians 7 have been incredibly challenging to interpret and then make clear. Much of the dilemma is cultural, but the syntax, grammar, and language also made these sections really hard. So, my prayer is that throughout this chapter, it has been clear and hopefully, encouraging and helpful.
Dave York
October 26, 2020
Called by the Lord
ALL of God’s people are in ministry, at one level or another. And when Jesus enters our lives, he doesn’t expect us to move, change locations/jobs/spouses/etc., to be better Christians or be more acceptable to God.
Dave York
October 20, 2020
Marriage & Divorce
Marriages that represent Jesus and His church are desperately needed and the Lord has given us everything we need to serve Him faithfully in our marriages: the power to change; the grace to forgive; the church to mentor, counsel, & help; and His word to direct.
Dave York
October 14, 2020
Marriage & Singleness
I added some thoughts in 1st service that I didn’t add in the 2nd, and vice-versa. For instance, in the 2nd service, one thought I gave that I didn’t say in the 1st service, was that as Christian parents, raising Christian kids, the tendency is to treat sex as bad, rather than good, when it’s in it’s right context.
Dave York
October 6, 2020
Our Battle
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had a desire to provide hope and help during all the craziness. As I mentioned at the outset of yesterday, our goal has been to shed some light on the reality of the craziness…a historical battle about the supremacy of Jesus.
Dave York
September 30, 2020
Train Yourslef
As I prepared for this week, I was very mindful of so many of the “ironic” cultural moments. I mentioned several of them in the sermon: abortion clinics being open and churches being closed; gathering to worship Jesus is deemed a public hazard, while gathering in a protest is deemed honorable…but to be honest, there’s so many of these ironic
Dave York
September 22, 2020
An Anchor For The Soul
There have been few moments in my ministry that have happened where the Lord seemed to change directions on me at the last minute. This past week, really wasn’t one of those.
Dave York
September 15, 2020
Let The Nations Be Glad
We finished up our Summer Psalms Series on Sunday. And what a great series this has been. When the idea for this series first popped into my head, I wanted it to be a “refreshing summer experience”.
Dave York
September 8, 2020
Put Your Hope in God
I love that our people love God’s word; respect the preaching of God’s word; and are expecting the preaching of God’s word. I am very grateful for what the Lord has done at CLF and what He continues to do.
Dave York
September 2, 2020
Thoughts While Away
The past couple of weeks have allowed me some needed time off. As a general rule, the elders have asked that I am in the pulpit at least 44 out of 52 Sundays. This allows for our church to benefit from the wide-range of other men, who can preach God’s word to us. One of the joyful challenges we’re currently facing is that we
Dave York
August 25, 2020
How Majestic is Your Name – Morning Musing
One of the challenges of doing multiple services is that it really doesn’t matter what you try, no 2 services are the same. One feel rushed, the other feels too slow. One feels forced, the other feels free-flowing. One feels like there’s a time crunch, the other feels like there’s no clock. However, this past Sunday was different…both services were the same. They had the same pacing,
Dave York
July 28, 2020
A Contrite Heart – Morning Musings
This past Sunday was a unique one for me. I was able to take the Sunday off, be a church member, and sit with my family. It was amazing. I really enjoyed being part of the crowd and not having any responsibilities, except to fellowship, sing, pray, listen and heed God’s word being preached, and pray for all involved. It really was a joy. Sitting with my
Dave York
July 21, 2020
Hearing God Speak – Morning Musings
Well, it’s been a few weeks since I sent out my musings. Lots has happened. Doesn’t it feel like the world is changing every few hours? I look up from my desk or head out the field and it seems like something new has been recommended, required, or ordered. I’ve literally had to keep my “head on a swivel”… Since our last time, we had our
Dave York
July 15, 2020
Gospel Power – Morning Musings
For the first time since starting 3 services, I finally “hit the wall” in the 12:00 service yesterday. I preached about 10-15 minutes shorter and when I got done, I thought that I might’ve left something out! So, if you were in that service and you felt gypped ?, get the video/audio from the website tomorrow. But man, was I tired. Not sure what happened. Now, onto
Dave York
June 16, 2020
Bought With A Price – Morning Musings
Well, Sunday with 90/service went off without a hitch. Amazing Sunday! I’m very grateful for the way you have navigated through this season. CLF, you continue to amaze me with your gratitude, generosity, and eagerness. Thank you. Here are several things from Sunday’s sermon that I didn’t cover: Christian Freedoms with food/drink: One of the issues in 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 that we didn’t cover was how
Dave York
June 11, 2020
Such Were Some of You – Morning Musings
Sunday was one of the smoother Sundays for us, since we started the re-opening. There was a great spirit at church and many remarked about how great it was to be back in the building. We agree. As Dave Quilla has said often…those of us doing the services each Sunday get to see 75 people each week. It’s been awesome. One of
Dave York
June 2, 2020
Shame On You – Morning Musings
There’s a ton to get to after Sunday’s message, so let me say a few things at the outset: This is a little longer post than normal, so I’ve tried to highlight the various sections so you can skip to things that might interest you more. I will be putting something this week about the President’s comments on Friday about churches and
Dave York
May 27, 2020
Lessons in the Pandemic – Morning Musings
A full day of services, preaching 3 services, and hearing other voices in the church building…let the musings begin. Sunday’s services: I cannot tell you how excited I was (and am) about Sunday’s services. It’s the first time since March 15th that we had an in-person church service. I didn’t sleep well (more on that in a moment) but I was full of faith
Dave York
May 19, 2020
Beautifully Commending the Gospel – Morning Musings
We put out an important video this past Saturday and I want to take on that, so you can hear a little more of our thought process. You can see that video here: https://clfroseburg.com. Also, I wanted to give some of the quotes from Sunday’s sermon and also talk about why I did what I did on Sunday to help you see the importance of
Dave York
May 11, 2020
How has CLF decided to respond to the pandemic?
Pastor Dave York is joined by Elder Bill Heard in this episode of “Thursday Thoughts”. Together they look discuss the question “How has CLF decided to respond to the pandemic?”
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May 9, 2020
Dealing with a Christian’s Sin
There’s quite a bit that I want to say about Sunday’s sermon, so let’s just get right to it. Sunday’s sermon: Let’s start with things that need some clarification: In one point of my sermon, I mentioned that some believe this COVID-19 thing is a hoax. That needs to be cleaned up a bit. Here’s my concern and here’s what I meant to say…regardless
Dave York
May 5, 2020
What is God doing in me during the pandemic?
Pastor Dave sits down and looks at the question, “What is God doing in me during the pandemic?”
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April 30, 2020
Remove This One – Morning Musings
Sunday’s sermon was challenging on a few levels. One, the text was challenging. Two, not having people in the building to look at, to insure that the concepts were coming across clearly, was challenging. Three, there is so much more to say on this text. So, what I hope to do in this edition of ‘musings’ is to explain a little more. Sunday’s sermon: One
Dave York
April 28, 2020
What is God doing during the pandemic?
Pastor Dave sits down and answers the question, “What is God doing during the pandemic?”
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April 22, 2020
How to Not Divide the Church – Morning Musings
In the weirdness of our times, I really cannot thank you guys enough. Our church has been so encouraging and helpful throughout this time. I’ve heard from many of you, expressing your gratitude, as well as giving us areas of improvement. The gracious critiques, as well as the encouraging words from you have been amazing. Thank you! Also, coming up in the coming weeks, after hearing
Dave York
April 21, 2020
He is Not Here, He is Risen – Morning Musings
As we set out to plan the Easter series, our hope was to give you online content that would encourage you and prepare you for Easter Sunday. We really cannot thank you enough for the notes of appreciation and how this series helped you. I’ve said this a number of times, but I’m very grateful for Perry’s work in recording, editing, coaching me along,
Dave York
April 14, 2020
Hosanna in the Highest – Morning Musings
These are just some ramblings about a variety of things that I hope will give some thought and insight into what we’re thinking during this really odd time in our country. Not to mention, I hope it will give you some thoughts on what we’re learning (CLF Staff anyway) through all of this. Thoughts on Sunday’s sermon and “Easter in Real Time” video
Dave York
April 8, 2020
Follow the “Fool” – Morning Musings
Well, the odd new normal, at least for a few more weeks, is upon us. Doing live-stream wasn’t as weird as last week and working hard to speaking into the camera, isn’t as difficult. However, I don’t know about you, but “doing” church in an empty building, makes me long for the days when we’re all together again. After watching the President’s news briefing on
Dave York
March 31, 2020
Think Charitably – Morning Musings
Well, where to begin…I really have no idea, but off the top of my head, let me start with this past Sunday. Thoughts on Sunday and Sunday’s sermon (I’m just going to randomly put ideas that have come up and these are in no particular order): My wife has always told me that she can tell when I’m feeling awkward or a
Dave York
March 24, 2020
Updates – Regarding Upcoming Sundays, Groups, and Classes
CLF Family, As I mentioned in my letter last week to you, these are unprecedented times for us. I think I’ve said, texted, and emailed words like: “unreal”, “shock”, “unimaginable”, more than I have at any other time in my life. Those words really describe my emotions. It certainly seems like there are some days where things ratchet up and go at
Dave York
March 18, 2020
Don’t Deceive Yourselves – Morning Musings
Well, a ton happened this past week and I wasn’t able to get musings out last week, so I’ll try to keep this post just on some recent happenings. I hope this gives you some insight into how some decisions are made at CLF and why they’re made. A deep bench: First, I think it’s important to highlight an important thing that’s happened
Dave York
March 10, 2020
Acting Human – Morning Musings
There are times when I feel my weakness while preaching more than others. Sunday was one of those and these are days that are like milestones or stand out days that remind me of God’s faithfulness to His people, over and over. There were a couple of reasons for this: 1) This was the longest manuscript I had taken to the pulpit in quite a long
Dave York
February 25, 2020
The Mind of Christ – Morning Musings
The text on Sunday was especially challenging because there have been so many different ways that it’s been preached and taught. It’s a text that is hotly debated at times and because of that, lots of misunderstanding has happened because of it. Here are a few of those challenges and my reasoning behind preaching it the way I did…
Dave York
February 18, 2020
Demonstration of Spirit & Power – Morning Musings
Restraint…that was what I had to tell myself this past week as I prepared for Sunday’s sermon. This text has literally been a guardrail for what I have sought to do. While not perfect, it has been desire each week to honor the Lord by “knowing nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” Overriding thoughts: When I ‘cut my teeth’ on ministry,
Dave York
February 11, 2020
The Foolishness of God – Morning Musings
A clarifications/improvement: Like I do many times, I wish I would’ve said some things differently on Sunday. Here’s one from yesterday: There are times when I’m writing my manuscript and reviewing it, that I get a “check” in my mind about a statement. Many times, I’ve learned to listen to this and change what I’ve written. But yesterday, I didn’t and I should have. It came
Dave York
January 29, 2020
Danger of Division-Morning Musings
Several weeks ago, I made a snarky comment from the pulpit about us singing some songs that even I don’t like. Well, let me say this…”Only a Holy God” is not one of those! Introducing that song to our church was something I’ve been eagerly looking forward to. And our team did a great job with that. In that same vein of thought, this is
Dave York
January 22, 2020
Much To Be Thankful For – Morning Musings
Sunday’s text is one of my favorites because of the leadership lessons it’s taught me through the years. Further, it’s one of my favorites because of how much God and Jesus are mentioned, with regards to the Corinthian church’s gifts and abilities. Studying that text and then teaching on it, was a lot of fun. Convicting, challenging, and enjoyable. From the cutting room floor: For
Dave York
January 14, 2020
Intro to 1 Corinthians -Morning Musings
Morning Musings Well, I’ve got to admit…I got lost in the holiday season. I took a couple of weeks off from my normal routines and I found that it was much more difficult to get back in the groove again. So, let’s give this a shot and try to give you a few thoughts from this past Sunday. The last 2 sermons have
Dave York
January 8, 2020
Household & Work – Morning Musings
Let’s jump right into Sunday’s sermon stuff because there are several things that I’d like to say about it. Overarching theme: As I jumped into the study for Colossians 3:18-4:1, I was struck by the overarching theme of Colossians, which is Jesus is superior over all things and all people. And what struck me (powerfully, I might add) was the posture that Jesus
Dave York
December 17, 2019
Shadows & Substance – Morning Musings
There are times when writing a sermon that questions pop up in my mind that I feel the urgency to answer. Many times those questions are for me, personally. But there are times when the questions I’m wrestling with are ones that the church needs answered as well. Such was the case in Sunday’s sermon on Colossians 2:16-23. The question that has been lingering in my
Dave York
December 3, 2019
Rooted & Built Up – Morning Musings
One of the things that I don’t want you to miss, as we’re blitzing through these 4 books, is that we’re covering a lot of ground, in a very short time. Believe me when I tell you, if we were studying each of these books, and allowing them to “breathe” a little, we would take a lot more time mining the depth
Dave York
November 19, 2019
Present Them Mature – Morning Musing
Pastors’ conferences are a great time to get some spiritual food for my soul. But, I have to admit…there is nothing like being back at CLF for a Sunday gathering. I love our church. I’m amazed at the grace and mercy that God has shown us through the years. Through times where we’ve metaphorically stubbed our toes to the times when, quite
Dave York
November 13, 2019
Delivered & Transferred – Morning Musings
This past week, I had more extra-local phone calls that normal, but I thought one call would be one that you’d enjoy hearing about. About once/month, I get to talk with Luis Castellanos, pastor at Taproot Church in Burien, WA. Most of you know Luis, but for those that don’t: Luis faithfully served at CLF for about 5 years as our administrator and youth pastor. He
Dave York
October 29, 2019
The Gospel in the World – Morning Musings
Yesterday’s sermon reminded me of a time when I was younger and a lady came up to my first pastor after he had preached about the gospel and said, “preacher, keep telling me that old story, over and over again.” It was one of those days at CLF yesterday…being reminded by God that the gospel is His power and the gospel of Jesus
Dave York
October 22, 2019
Content In All Things – Morning Musings
From the amount of texts that I’ve received about yesterday’s sermon, it seems that it hit a chord with many of you. I’m really glad to hear the encouragement, as well as the ways the Lord used the sermon to challenge you. It’s another reason why I’m grateful for God’s work at CLF. You are very sensitive to the Lord’s work and you’re passionate to
Dave York
October 15, 2019
Anxiety & Rest – Morning Musings
There are many things about Bill Heard that have amazed me through the years and one of them was on display as he preached. Here’s a guy who has literally spent thousands of hours reading/studying God’s word. He’s literally studied Philippians 4:1-9 more than anyone I know and has used that text in counseling people for years. And yet…when it came time for him to
Dave York
October 8, 2019
Strained – Morning Musings
There are so many moments in public speaking that you just have no idea what happened. One of those happened Sunday, when my voice began to leave me, during a section where I was straining my voice, and voila…sounded like I was going through puberty again. All I can do in those moments is: 1) laugh at myself…believe me, I’ve done far more weird
Dave York
September 30, 2019
Boasting in Christ – Morning Musings
One challenge of preaching from texts like Philippians 3:1-11, is that it is so familiar to most, that it’s hard to look at it with a “fresh set of eyes.” This text is by far my favorite in Philippians and it’s been one of those life-altering texts for me through the years. I am grateful that the Lord gave us this passage, to look
Dave York
September 23, 2019
